diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.tsx
index 69569268027e..744987a6e14b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.tsx
@@ -565,6 +565,40 @@ function TabList({
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Scroll the tab into view if it is not already visible
+   * @param tab - The tab to scroll into view
+   * @returns {void}
+   */
+  function scrollTabIntoView(tab) {
+    if (!isScrollable || !ref.current) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (tab) {
+      // The width of the "scroll buttons"
+      const { width: tabWidth } = tab.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+      // The start and end position of the selected tab
+      const start = tab.offsetLeft;
+      const end = tab.offsetLeft + tabWidth;
+
+      // The start and end of the visible area for the tabs
+      const visibleStart = ref.current.scrollLeft + buttonWidth;
+      const visibleEnd =
+        ref.current.scrollLeft + ref.current.clientWidth - buttonWidth;
+
+      // The beginning of the tab is clipped and not visible
+      if (start < visibleStart) {
+        setScrollLeft(start - buttonWidth);
+      }
+
+      // The end of the tab is clipped and not visible
+      if (end > visibleEnd) {
+        setScrollLeft(end + buttonWidth - ref.current.clientWidth);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   useEffectOnce(() => {
     const tab = tabs.current[selectedIndex];
     if (scrollIntoView && tab) {
@@ -606,13 +640,13 @@ function TabList({
 
   useIsomorphicEffect(() => {
     if (ref.current) {
-      //adding 1 in calculation for firefox support
+      // adding 1 in calculation for firefox support
       setIsScrollable(ref.current.scrollWidth > ref.current.clientWidth + 1);
     }
 
     function handler() {
       if (ref.current) {
-        //adding 1 in calculation for firefox support
+        // adding 1 in calculation for firefox support
         setIsScrollable(ref.current.scrollWidth > ref.current.clientWidth + 1);
       }
     }
@@ -632,39 +666,21 @@ function TabList({
     }
   }, [scrollLeft]);
 
+  // scroll manual tabs when active index changes (focus outline movement)
   useIsomorphicEffect(() => {
-    if (!isScrollable || !ref.current) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     const tab =
       activation === 'manual'
         ? tabs.current[activeIndex]
         : tabs.current[selectedIndex];
-    if (tab) {
-      // The width of the "scroll buttons"
-
-      // The start and end position of the selected tab
-      const { width: tabWidth } = tab.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const start = tab.offsetLeft;
-      const end = tab.offsetLeft + tabWidth;
-
-      // The start and end of the visible area for the tabs
-      const visibleStart = ref.current.scrollLeft + buttonWidth;
-      const visibleEnd =
-        ref.current.scrollLeft + ref.current.clientWidth - buttonWidth;
 
-      // The beginning of the tab is clipped and not visible
-      if (start < visibleStart) {
-        setScrollLeft(start - buttonWidth);
-      }
+    scrollTabIntoView(tab);
+  }, [activation, activeIndex]);
 
-      // The end of the tab is clipped and not visible
-      if (end > visibleEnd) {
-        setScrollLeft(end + buttonWidth - ref.current.clientWidth);
-      }
-    }
-  }, [activation, activeIndex, selectedIndex, isScrollable, children]);
+  // scroll tabs when selected index changes
+  useIsomorphicEffect(() => {
+    const tab = tabs.current[selectedIndex];
+    scrollTabIntoView(tab);
+  }, [selectedIndex, isScrollable, children]);
 
   usePressable(previousButton, {
     onPress({ longPress }) {